Bobbin-stripper for weft-replenishing looms.



No. 890,855. PATENTED JUNE 16, 1908. F. W. MOORE. B OBBIN STRIPPER PoR WEPT REPLENISHING Looms.

APPLICATION FILED APB.. 15, 1907.

UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEroE.

FREDERIC W. MOORE, OF MILLBURY, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO-DRAPER COMPANY,

' OF HOPEDALE, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF MAINE.

BOBBIN-STRIPPER FOR WEFT-REPLENISHING LOOMS.

Specicationof Letters Patent.

Patented June 16, 1908.

A l ti ldA li115 1907. S 'a1N.368180.

pp ca on e pr en o To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERIC W. MOORE, a citizen of' the United States, residing at `Millbury, in the county. of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Bobbin-Stripper for Weft-Replenishin Looms, of which` the following is a speci cation. y

This invention relates to weft-replenishing looms. In order that mispicks may be avoided in weavin cloth, ractically everybobbin which is use is' disc arged from the shuttle with more or less yarn thereon. In order that the bobbins may be used over again, this yarn is usually removed by hand. The o eration of removing it, consists of grasping t e art of the bobbin on which the arn is hel and striking the small end ofthe obbin on a bench or other stationary surface. This not only takes time, and in a large mill results in some little expense for labor, butit results in injury to the bobbins. In many cases, moreover, the yarn cannot be removedv in this way on account of the corrugations on the bobbin, and it has to be cut therefrom. This obviously injures the bobbins.

The principal object of this invention is to provide a practical means whereby the yarn will be unwound from the bobbins as they are discharged from thel shuttle. This is accomplished by mounting in some convenient position, preferably on the end of the frame, a rotating bobbin-stripper adapted to engage the end of the yarn which usually hangs from the bobbin when the same is discharged.

This bobbin-stripper rotates and winds the arn u on itself, removing it from the bobhis is done partly when the bobbin lis falling, and is com letedafter the bobbin reaches the can or otlier receptacle into which it is discharged. In orderto assist, in this o eration and retard the end of the yarn' so t at it may be more surely engaged by the.

provision of means whereby thebobbin is temporarily held' in. proper osition for the stripper to act, instead of fa ling at once to the bottom of the can.

Reference is to be had to the accom anying drawings which illustrate preferred orms of the invention, and in which l Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevation of the en'd of an automatic loom showing one form of stripper therefor.

artly in section of the improved can fo'r the bobbin. Fig. 2 is an end elevation partly in section of a ortion of the stripper showing how lit may e driven from the main shaft, andFig. 3 is a side elevation of another form in which the invention can be constructed.

Only a few parts of the loom are illustrated as it is obvious that the invention may be applied to ractically all forms 'of weft-rep enishing ooms for use in the textile industry,

Fig. 1 shows a portion of the end'frame'l,

the lay 11, and a part of the magazine or battery 12. On the lay is mounted a clearer cloth 13, while on the frame is mounted a bracket 14 car ing a spindle 15. This spindle is provide witha pulley 16 which by Fig. 1a is a side view means of a rope or belt 17 is operated from I the pulley 18 on the main shaft 19, but it is to be understood that it can be turned in any desired way. y

The spindle Vis of a convenient size and shape for the rece tion of a bobbin 20. Thisl bobbin may be o the ordinary character, or it may be provided withsa surface of cloth or other material to adapt it more readily to hold the yarn as it' passes it, but obviouslyafter one layer of yarn is wound upon it, the yarn itself will perform this function.

In operation the b obbins 21 are discharged from t e shuttle over the lay in such a manner that most ofthe ends of the yarn whichV remain upon .them will engage the clearer cloth. Thisholds the'ends back so that there will be little danger of the. yarn failing to'engage the bobbin 20, but in any event most of the yarn engages this bobbin, and as lit is rotated at a considerable speed, one or two turns of yarn will be wound upon it before the fall of the bobbin 21 can draw thek yarn beyond it. After this has been accomplished, the continued rotation of the spindle will wind the remainder of the yarn from the bobbin 21 either before or after it falls into the rece tacle 22. n

The evice can be constructed in many ways as I am aware without departing from the scope of the invention as expressed in the claims. One ofthese forms is shown in Fig. 3, in which instead of placing a bobbin on the spindle l5, a roll 23 is mounted thereon. On a frame 24 which has slotted arms 25, a second roller 26 is mounted. This roller moves by gravity along the slots in said arms into contact with the roller 23, and when the end of the yarn from a bobbin hasy once passed between the rollers it will be kept there long enough to be wound on the roller 23. In either event the pulley 16 is preferably provided with a guide 27 for holding it in position.

When the roller 23 or the bobbin 20 is filled with yarn' it can 'be removed and rel cause it to turn or wind up the yarn thereon,

placed by another or stripped in any desired way. f

When the bobbins are discharged into a deep can, some of them pass the stripper in such a way that the yarn is not caught by it, and when a shallow can is used it soon fills up. In order to avoid both difliculties the invention `preferably is carried out with a can having a shelf 30 extending from one side nearly to the other so that as the bobbins are discharged on the shelf they are in proper position for the end of the yarn to be engaged by the stripper and when the yarn unwinds the bobbins roll to the edge of the shelf and drop off. They are retained on the shelf long enough for the strippe'r to Wind up enough yarn to secure a firm hold'.

It is to .be observed thatl there is an unobstructed space between the battery or magazine and the can, whereby the bobbin may drop down without hitting any surface to except the clearer-cloth and the stripper, the

y functions of which have-been explained.

In order that the shelf may be turned up to permit the bobbins tobe removed it 1s hinged to the can. It is also shown as adjusted so that it may be placed at the proper distance below the stripper to act efficiently with different kinds of bobbins and yarn. This may be accomplished in any desired way. In the drawings the shelf 1s adjustably connected with the can by screws 31 and thumb nuts 32, the former passing through slots 33 in the wall of the can.

While I have illustrated and described a preferred form of the invention7 I am aware that many modifications may be made therein by a skilled mechanic lwithout departing from the scope of the invention as expressed in the claims.

Having thus described my invention what I do claim .isz-

1. The combination with al weft replenishing loom, of means mounted-on the frame thereof for stripping yarn from the bobbins as they are discharged from the shuttle, and

`a clearer located in position to engage the loose ends of the yarn to retard the same and lay the yarn upon said stripping means during the descent of the bobbin.

2. The combination with a loom having a frame, a main shaft and a lay, of means operatedlby the main shaft and mounted on the frame for stripping yarn from the bobbins as they are discharged from the shuttle, and a clearer on the lay for engaging and retarding the end of the yarn on the bobbin.

3. The combination with' a loom having a lay, of means on the loom for stripping yarn from the bobbins as they are 'discharged from the shuttle, and a clearer cloth on the lay for engaging and retarding the ends of the yarn on the bobbins, whereby the same will be brought more surely into contact with the stripping device.

4. The combination with a weft replenishing loom, of a bobbin stripper therefor, and means located in position to engage loose ends of the yarn on the bobbins as they are discharged for retarding said loose ends, said means being so located as to cause said ends to engage said stripper.

5. The combination with a weft replenishing loom, of a yarn stripper for the bobbins thereof comprising a spindle, and a bobbin removably mounted thereon and provided with a cloth surface for engaging the yarn.

6. The combination with a loom, `of a bobbin stripper therefor, and a can for receiving the Vbobbins having a shelf located below said stripper and spaced at its free end from one of the walls of the can, said shelf being hinged so as to swing upwardly.

7. The combination with a loom, of a bobbin stripper therefor and a can for receiving the bobbins, having a swinging adjustable shelf at a lower level than said stripper and in position to act as a temporary obstruction for the falling bobbin spaced at its free end from the -wall of the can whereby a space is provided through which the bobbin may fall when the shelf is in horizontal position.

8. The combination with a weft replenishing loo m,of a bobbin stripper, and a receiving can, said stripper being located immediately labove the top of the can which is provided with an open top, the space between which and the battery of the loom is unobstructed.

\9. The combination with a weft replenishing loom, ,having a battery, of a bobbin stripper, and a receiving can, said bobbin stripper being located near the side of the can nearest the battery, and the can being provided with a shelf extending from the other side thereof part way across the can below the stripper', and spaced from the can at its free end whereby` a space is provided through which the bobbin may fall.

10. The combination with a weft replenishing loom having a battery, of a bobbin stripper, and

a receiving can, said bobbin stripper "bein located near the side of the can nearest" t e battery, and thecan being providedwith a shelf extending from the other side thereof part way across the can leaving a clear space under said stripper through which the bobbin may fall, said shelf being located lower than the stripper.

l1. The combination with a weft replenishing loom, of a bobbin stripper, a recelving can, and a clearer, the space over which the bobbins pass to the can being unobstructed, the clearer bein located in position to engage the ends o the yarny on the bobbins, and the strip er being located between the canand the c earer.

l 12. The combination with a weft replenishng loom, having a magazine or battery,

of a bobbin stripper, and a clearer mounted lto move in such ath as to intercept the ends of the arn on t e bobbins as they are d1scharge from the magazine or battery to- Ward the stripper. 1

13. A weft replenishing loom having a Amaigqazine or battery, and a lay provided wit a clearerrlocated in osition toV engage the loose ends of yarn on t e bobbins as they are dischar ed from the magazine or battery to retard hem and cause the yarn to unwind from the bobbins while they fall.

. In testimon whereof I have hereunto set 'my hand, in t Ie presence of two subscribing l witnesses.

.l FREDERIC' W. MOORE. Witnesses:

GEORGE E. YWHITEHEAD,

CHARLES 'P. CHASE. 

